Monument record MHG17887 - Old Man of Storr, Skye

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Grid reference Centred NG 5063 5275 (20m by 20m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NG55SW
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish SNIZORT

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NG55SW 9 5064 5276.

Degraded turf and stoen house: recorded in July 1994 within the 1 square kilometre area of a proposed tourist development. Full details are lodged with Dualchas, Skye and Lochalsh Museums Service.
Sponsor: Skye & Lochalsh District Council.
Dualchas 1994f. <1>

Lying immediately to the south side of the present ascent path, on a low grassy mound, are the robbed remains of a stone and turf structure. The visible remains, which are sub-rectangular in plan with well rounded ends, lie on an east-west alignment and measure 8m by 5m over walls 1m wide. No door openings are visible due to the poor condition of the structure. <2>

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  • <1> Text/Publication/Article: Dualchas. 1994. 'Storr Woodland (West) (Snizort parish): survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1994, p.43. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 43. 43.
  • <2> Text/Report: Wildgoose M. 1994. Storr Woodlands (west). . . Site 6.

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Record last edited

Sep 22 2010 12:10PM

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